Carybdea branchi
Carybdea branchi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Cubozoa |
Order: | Carybdeida |
Family: | Carybdeidae |
Genus: | Carybdea |
Species: | C. branchi |
Binomial name | |
Carybdea branchi Gershwin & Gibbons, 2009[1] | |
Carybdea branchi, the South African box jellyfish, is a venomous species of cnidarian, in the small family Carybdeidae within the class Cubozoa.
Description
This small box jellyfish grows up to 7 cm across and may have tentacles of up to 2m in total length. It has a transparent box-shaped bell with a very long tentacle trailing from each corner.[2]
Distribution
This jellyfish is found from the north of Namibia and around the South African coast to Port Elizabeth from the surface to a depth of at least 35m underwater.
Ecology
This jellyfish is often seen in swarms. The tentacles have a painful sting, although the sting is not known to be fatal. It is eaten by the sunfishes, Mola mola[3] and Mola ramsayi, as well as the slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis.
References
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- ↑ Collins, Allen G. (2014). "Carybdea branchi Gershwin & Gibbons, 2009". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa. ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0.
- ↑ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
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